under:
"General bar to jurisdiction of civil courts, save where fraud alleged.
9. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, every question
arising ... Contract Act, 1872 defining fraud in relation to a
contract as under:-
"17. Fraud Defined.--„Fraud‟ means and includes any of the
following acts
coercion, as defined in section 15 , or
(2) undue influence, as defined in section 16 , or
(3) fraud, as defined in section ... section 111 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872).
Fraud is defined under Section 17 as under: -
17. 'Fraud' defined
caused by--
(1) coercion, as defined in section 15
(2) undue influence, as defined in section 16 , or
(3) fraud, as defined in section ... Coercion' is defined in Section 15 , 'undue influence' is defined in Section 16 , 'fraud' is defined in Section
deception may not
amount to fraud, fraud is anathema to all equitable principles and any
affair tainted with fraud cannot be perpetuated or saved ... substance and in
fact. Section 17 of the Contract Act defines fraud as an act committed by a
party to a contract with intent
Contract Act ’, for short), definition of “fraud”,
is as follows:
“17. ‘Fraud’ defined.—‘Fraud’ means and
includes any of the following acts committed ... perusal of the definition of the word “fraud”, as
defined in Section 17 of the Contract Act, would reveal that
the concept of fraud
pleading "fraud", no
case of fraud is made out.
15. Section 17 of the Contract Act, 1872 defines fraud by a party
said provisions read as under:-
"17. 'Fraud' defined.-"Fraud" means and includes any of the
following acts committed ... willingness of a person to enter into a contract is not fraud,
unless the circumstances of the case are such that, regard being
discovering
the truth with reasonable diligence. The word "fraud" has been
defined under Section ... under: -
"17. "Fraud" defined.--"Fraud" means and includes any
of the following acts committed by a party to a contract
belief."
72. In KERR on the Law of Fraud and Mistake, fraud has
been defined thus:
"It is not easy to give ... what
shall be held to constitute fraud. Fraud is infinite in
variety... Courts have always declined to define it, ...
reserving to themselves the liberty
Edition defines "concoct" as to fabricate, to plan,
devise, to make up or put together, to prepare. The same dictionary
defines "fudge ... Edition defines
"connivance" as voluntary blindness to some present act or conduct.
"Fraudulent" means based of fraud; proceeding from or characterized
